{"id":1685,"date":"2021-04-14T06:13:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/june-2013-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-15T07:07:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T07:07:39","slug":"june-2013-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/june-2013-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2013 &#8211; \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-27T11:08:22+0000\">June 27, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/spreepark-planterwald\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"14\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2828\/9146395336_8d9dff87d4_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p>Rumour has it that this weekend is your last chance to visit <strong>Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald<\/strong>! The former theme park\u2019s future has been in question ever since its owners abandoned it to set up another failed amusement park in Peru, and then were caught trying to smuggle cocaine back hidden in their Flying Carpet ride. (True story. The documentary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1368027\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1368027\/', 'Achterbahn');\" title=\"Achterbahn (2009)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Achterbahn<\/a>, which we borrowed from Dave <a href=\"http:\/\/andberlin.com\/2011\/12\/16\/spreepark-planterwald\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/andberlin.com\/2011\/12\/16\/spreepark-planterwald\/', 'andberlin');\" title=\"andberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">andberlin<\/a>, tells the full, fascinating tale.) And now, in a sign of the times, Spreepark is set to be auctioned off, although, this being Berlin, the closing date keeps shifting. Having said that, if you don\u2019t visit before&nbsp;July 3rd, you might never get the chance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald \" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5470\/9143992295_41b7f9d702_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 12\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p>And visit you should. Although we\u2019re sure that taking the tour doesn\u2019t come close to the thrill of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abandonedberlin.com\/2010\/04\/spreepark-and-how-to-get-in.html\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.abandonedberlin.com\/2010\/04\/spreepark-and-how-to-get-in.html', 'breaking into the park');\" title=\"Abandoned Berlin spreepark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">breaking into the park<\/a>, which used to be the only way to get in, Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald is still an unmissable, uniquely Berlin place. Apart from your fellow visitors and the odd security guard, the theme park still feels very much vacant \u2013 the big wheel still eerily turns, creakily blown by the wind, the only warnings about the parts that aren\u2019t safe to walk on come from the guide\u2019s mouth. It\u2019s worth risking his wrath by sneaking away from the group, so that you can discover for yourself the lion\u2019s mouth through which the rainbow-coloured roller coaster used to travel, or take a quiet walk through the graveyard of toppled dinosaur statues.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 1\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3749\/9146190626_7dd90aa6f6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 1\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 2\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2846\/9144171317_2e8a33b1e2_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 3\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5476\/9146193576_8bf9a55c9a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 3\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 4\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5447\/9143974215_0aee88130c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 4\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 5\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5328\/9146200776_f49117b968_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 5\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 6\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3729\/9143978829_005333436e_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 6\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 7\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5466\/9143980529_b57f02bdc7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 7\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 8\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7431\/9143988027_d4b38ba39e_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 8\" width=\"649\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 9\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3677\/9143982239_4e8b645a6e_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 9\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 10\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3790\/9146206894_d628f9289b_o.jpg\" alt=\"Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald 10\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in Berlin this weekend, make sure you book a spot on what could be the last tour of Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald. You can find details, in German,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.inberlin.de\/2013\/05\/sonderfuehrung-durch-den-spreepark-am-23-06-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 hope you make it!<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/', 'Zo\u00eb Noble Photography');\" title=\"Zo\u00eb Noble Photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zo\u00eb Noble Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8947 defualt\" post_id=\"8947\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/spreepark-planterwald\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/spreepark-planterwald\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/see-do\/\" rel=\"tag\">See &amp; Do<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/spreepark-planterwald\/\" rel=\"tag\">Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/spreepark-planterwald\/#comments\">9 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-26T06:17:32+0000\">June 26, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/mar-den-berlin-pop-up-shop\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">MAR-DEN Berlin Pop-up Shop<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">Zo\u00eb Noble<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"MAR-DEN\" alt=\"MAR-DEN\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3781\/9141137903_f4fc927610_o.jpg\" width=\"649\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p>I love the fact that writing a blog about our lives in Berlin means we get the chance to meet likeminded people, who are passionate about following their dreams and setting up something special in Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>Alex and Joe from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mar-den.co.uk\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.mar-den.co.uk\/', 'MAR-DEN');\" title=\"MAR-DEN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MAR-DEN<\/a> fit that bill perfectly, opening a vintage furniture pop-up store in their beautiful Berlin <em>Wohnung<\/em>. The couple source furniture and objects they would love to have in their home, each piece of which has a unique charm and a story to tell. Alex\u2019s background as a set designer back in the UK means that she lives and breathes interiors, picking pieces that are \u201cboth functional and beautiful.\u201d She believes that furnishing one\u2019s home should be fun, and explains that MAR-DEN\u2019s goal is \u201cto help people step away from buying new, mass-produced items which can lack personality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8967\" title=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/11.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/11.jpg 650w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/11-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"MAR-DEN living room\" alt=\"MAR-DEN living room\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5455\/9145424698_f001a5c00b_o.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"975\"><\/p>\n<p>I really love this ethos and James and I most certainly could do with a little help in that department. Moving to a new country with only two suitcases and two cats (not inside the cases, don\u2019t worry!) meant that the daunting task of filling an unfurnished flat \u2013 which in Germany couldn\u2019t be meant any more literally \u2013 seemed completely overwhelming. We practically lived in IKEA for those first few months, stocking up on weirdly-named household items like nobody\u2019s business. After nearly two and a half years in Berlin, we now feel settled enough to start investing in some items that we really love, and say something about us as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8968\" title=\"2\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21.jpg 650w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/21-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Walking into the MAR-DEN apartment I pretty much fell in love with everything, which I guess is going to happen when the pieces are lovingly hand-picked, and restored by a professional set designer! Sadly the pop-up shop is only open until June 30th before everything gets shipped back to their UK store, so I urge you to check it out soon. Joe and Alex dream of coming back to Berlin to set up a permanent store as they, like us, have been bitten by the Berlin bug. I really hope they do, as not only do I love hearing about people following their dreams to Berlin, but our <em>Wohnung<\/em> could sure use their help ????<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"5\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3676\/9129499292_6f6e848090_o.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/', 'Zo\u00eb Noble Photography');\" title=\"Zo\u00eb Noble Photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zo\u00eb Noble Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8951 defualt\" post_id=\"8951\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/mar-den-berlin-pop-up-shop\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/mar-den-berlin-pop-up-shop\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/furniture\/\" rel=\"tag\">furniture<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/mar-den\/\" rel=\"tag\">MAR-DEN<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/see-do\/\" rel=\"tag\">See &amp; Do<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/mar-den-berlin-pop-up-shop\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-25T06:25:04+0000\">June 25, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/feliu\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Feliu<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant menu\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8264\/8892961309_aba277d9f4_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant menu\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>If anyone ever asks where we could see ourselves living, if we weren\u2019t in Berlin, our answer is always: Barcelona. Fortunately for us, the team behind the popular Neuk\u00f6lln tapas bar <a href=\"http:\/\/gaston-tapasbar.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/gaston-tapasbar.com\/', 'Gaston');\" title=\"Gaston tapas bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gaston<\/a> have opened up a new restaurant nearby, which brings Catalonian cuisine to (nearly!) our doorstep. <a href=\"http:\/\/restaurant-feliu.de\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/restaurant-feliu.de\/', 'Feliu');\" title=\"Feliu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Feliu<\/strong><\/a> is a charming, rustic restaurant next to <a href=\"\/tag\/aka\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/aka\/', 'AKA');\" title=\"AKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AKA<\/a> on Pfl\u00fcgerstrasse, which serves up &nbsp;a contemporary twist on classic Mediterranean food, in warm, candlelit surroundings.<\/p>\n<p>We were treated to a selection from their seasonal menu, starting with roasted aubergine in miso vinaigrette and manchego cured cheese, and mouth-watering red tuna tataki with fresh green and white asparagus and wasabi mayonnaise. The centrepiece of the meal, and the pride of Feliu\u2019s menu, was the seafood fideu\u00e0 \u2013 a Catalan version of paella which substitutes vermicelli noodles for rice, and features some of the most sumptuous shellfish we\u2019ve ever tasted in Berlin. (Speaking of paella, some Sundays are paella day \u2013 follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Feliu.Berlin\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Feliu.Berlin', 'Feliu on Facebook');\" title=\"Feliu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feliu on Facebook<\/a> to find out when.) We recommend visiting Feliu in summer, while the (sometimes!) sunny weather matches the fresh Mediterranean flavours on offer at this welcoming, delightful restaurant.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3758\/8892956859_d1005afa83_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant amuse bouche\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2873\/8892952651_07f66f50b8_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant amuse bouche\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant candles\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3691\/8893577602_759b466b6c_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant candles\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant red tuna tataki\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7442\/8892962713_a9c3f78cfd_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant red tuna tataki\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant black and white photo\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8258\/8893578980_92c1bee220_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant black and white photo\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant Seafood fideu\u00e0\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2806\/8892964411_15ae60c73e_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant Seafood fideu\u00e0\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Feliu restaurant typewriter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5467\/8892954981_b5a381199a_o.jpg\" alt=\"Feliu restaurant typewriter\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.zoenoble.com\/', 'Zo\u00eb Noble Photography');\" title=\"Zo\u00eb Noble Photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zo\u00eb Noble Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8919 defualt\" post_id=\"8919\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/feliu\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/feliu\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/dinner\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dinner<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/feliu\/\" rel=\"tag\">Feliu<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/food-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/mediterranean\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mediterranean<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/feliu\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-24T05:34:18+0000\">June 24, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-marteria-yasha-miss-platnum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Marteria, Yasha and Miss Platnum<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Kreuzberg am Meer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.becktomusic.de\/dateien\/marteria_yasha_missplatnum_pressefoto_fotograf_paulripke.jpeg\" alt=\"Kreuzberg am Meer\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re a little late to this party, and no doubt to old to be here anyway, but we\u2019ve decided that this is *the* sound of Berlin summer. <em>Lila Wolken (Purple Clouds)<\/em>&nbsp;is a collaboration between Yasha, Miss Platnum \u2013 who sang on <a href=\"\/music-montag-modeselektor-feat-miss-platnum\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-modeselektor-feat-miss-platnum\/', 'Modeselektor\u2019s \u201cBerlin\u201d anthem');\" title=\"Music Montag: Modeselektor feat. Miss Platnum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modeselektor\u2019s \u201cBerlin\u201d anthem<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 and MC Marteria, an EP that hit number one in the German charts, and spawned a&nbsp;sun-soaked video and the summer banger \u201cKreuzberg am Meer.\u201d Bask in it!&nbsp;\u2600<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CrYYg_atdtk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/48741151\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8930 defualt\" post_id=\"8930\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-marteria-yasha-miss-platnum\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-marteria-yasha-miss-platnum\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/marteria\/\" rel=\"tag\">Marteria<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/miss-platnum\/\" rel=\"tag\">Miss Platnum<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/yasha\/\" rel=\"tag\">Yasha<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-marteria-yasha-miss-platnum\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-18T06:30:28+0000\">June 18, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/give-something-back-to-berlin-the-official-launch\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Give Something Back to Berlin: The Official Launch!<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO BERLIN logo\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8109\/8506849611_41630dfe7c_b.jpg\" alt=\"GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO BERLIN logo\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re super-excited to be helping to launch the inspiring new initiative <strong><a href=\"\/tag\/give-something-back-to-berlin\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/tag\/give-something-back-to-berlin\/', 'Give Something Back to Berlin ');\" title=\"GSBTB on \u00fcberlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give Something Back to Berlin <\/a><\/strong>this Friday.&nbsp;One year after getting the feeling of \u201clet\u2019s do something \u2013 let\u2019s get involved\u201d, the GSBTB team are finally ready for their official launch \u2013 and we\u2019d love you all to join us for a little celebration!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Give Something Back to Berlin<\/strong> is a platform connecting new Berliners with social initiatives. It\u2019s about mixing, learning and sharing; about breaking down barriers between \u201cus\u201d and \u201cthem\u201d; and about giving back to the city that we love. Through an online platform people can easily donate some of their time and skills to a local initiative that helps improve the city and the lives of the people that live here. One part Berlin DIY creativity, one part social engagement and one part social media makes a great equation for exciting collaborations! You can hear us talk about the project in <a href=\"\/video-uberlin-in-140-seconds\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/video-uberlin-in-140-seconds\/', 'this video');\" title=\"Video: \u00fcberlin in 140 seconds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this video<\/a>, and read an interview with the GSBTB founders Anders and Annamaria by clicking on their little faces below ????<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/give-something-back-to-berlin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"GSBTB founders\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8525\/8506855593_ed864b59e3_b.jpg\" alt=\"GSBTB founders\" width=\"650\" height=\"495\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the launch of the <strong>Give Something Back to Berlin<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/givesomethingbacktoberlin.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/givesomethingbacktoberlin.com\/', 'website');\" title=\"Give Something Back to Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>&nbsp;and the official start of the project, GSBTB and \u00fcberlin want to invite you for a unpretentious release at the beautiful Agora co-working space in Neuk\u00f6lln this Friday! There will be free drinks and Korean sushi in the garden, followed by a short introduction to the project, before we open up the doors for the eclectic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/404617052969523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agora Collect Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swing by to celebrate the many ways of giving something back \u2013 because this is just the start! Every skill and idea that we share will help develop <strong>Give Something Back to Berlin<\/strong>&nbsp;into an inspiring initiative that really works for the city! The only thing we know for sure, is that \u2013 Berlin being Berlin \u2013 this is the start of something really exciting ????<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Give Something Back to Berlin Launch Drinks<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em> Friday 21st June at <a href=\"http:\/\/agoracollective.org\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/agoracollective.org\/', 'Agora Collective');\" title=\"Agora\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agora Collective<\/a>, from 5pm<\/em><br \/>\n<em>FREE ENTRY<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/147008548823794\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/147008548823794\/', 'Event details on Facebook');\" title=\"GSBTB launch on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Event details on Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you can\u2019t wait until Friday to find out more, check out the check out the GSBTB website&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/givesomethingbacktoberlin.com\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/givesomethingbacktoberlin.com\/', 'givesomethingbacktoberlin.com');\" title=\"Give Something Back to Berlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">givesomethingbacktoberlin.com<\/a>, and follow&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GiveSomethingBackToBerlin\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GiveSomethingBackToBerlin', 'Give Something Back To Berlin&nbsp;on Facebook');\" title=\"Give Something Back to Berlin on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give Something Back To Berlin&nbsp;on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8896 defualt\" post_id=\"8896\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/give-something-back-to-berlin-the-official-launch\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/give-something-back-to-berlin-the-official-launch\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/opinions\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Opinions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/causes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Causes<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/give-something-back-to-berlin\/\" rel=\"tag\">Give Something Back to Berlin<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/give-something-back-to-berlin-the-official-launch\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-17T05:01:54+0000\">June 17, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/music-montag-rotten-sound\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Music Montag: Rotten Sound<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/demons_galore\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/twitter.com\/demons_galore', 'Mike T West');\" title=\"Twitter Demons Galore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike T West<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Oh my days! This is the start of an epic week filled with dirty sonic noise here at \u00fcberlin. We\u2019re&nbsp;<strong>DJing at the <a href=\"\/uberlin-djing-at-metal-meltdown\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/uberlin-djing-at-metal-meltdown\/', 'WASTED RITA AFTER PARTY');\" title=\"\u00fcberlin DJing at Metal Meltdown!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WASTED RITA AFTER PARTY<\/a><\/strong> in Neuk\u00f6lln this Friday<em> and<\/em> seeing Queens Of The EFFIN\u2019 Stone Age\u2026 IN A CASTLE!!?! But daddy always taught us to eat our mains before dessert so here\u2019s some hate-pie from Finland, <strong>Rotten Sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daniellesimone\/8759314685\/sizes\/o\/in\/photostream\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rotten Sound by Fixed in Silver, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8272\/8759314685_a89bddfcd7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Rotten Sound by Fixed in Silver, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dead Remains. Corporate Fuck. Abusement Park. No it\u2019s not a night out at Matrix, but just a selection of songs that Finnish grindcore godfathers Rotten Sound will be playing this Thursday at Magnet. They join fellow extreme pioneers <strong>Converge<\/strong> (who we barely survived last year <a href=\"\/music-montag-converge-touche-amore\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', '\/music-montag-converge-touche-amore\/', 'at SO36');\" title=\"Converge at SO36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at SO36<\/a>), in support of their new EP, a five minute acoustic meditation on holistic living in a folk stylee\u2026<\/p>\n<p>YEAHSHIT!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gW_wsg1Kj_g\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(This stuff charts well in Finland\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>Now celebrating their twentieth year, Rotten Sound have released eight studio albums, seven EPs and guest-starred on three episodes of Two And A Half Men. Now only two of their original members remain, guitarist Mika Aalto and vocalist Mika Aalto Keijo Niinimaa or \u201cQ\u201d &amp; \u201cG\u201d to their fans. Previous band members have included \u201cK\u201d, \u201cJ\u201d and \u201cH\u201d which is surely only a couple of vowels short of an amazing high Scrabble score.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rotten Sound and Converge are playing at Magnet this Donnerstag from 8pm (doors at 7pm). Tickets can be picked up at all the usual places. See you in \u201cDas Pit\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8883 defualt\" post_id=\"8883\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/music-montag-rotten-sound\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/music-montag-rotten-sound\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/music\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Music<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/converge\/\" rel=\"tag\">Converge<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/metal\/\" rel=\"tag\">Metal<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/music-montag\/\" rel=\"tag\">Music Montag<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/rotten-sound\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rotten Sound<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/music-montag-rotten-sound\/#respond\">leave a comment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post hentry\">\n<h5 class=\"postDate\"><abbr class=\"published\" title=\"2013-06-14T06:40:47+0000\">June 14, 2013<\/abbr><\/h5>\n<div class=\"postContent\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"\/princess-cheesecake\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Princess Cheesecake<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"vcard author\">by <span class=\"fn\">James Glazebrook<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p id=\"top\"><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin cake\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5469\/8989798006_984906cac7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin cake\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe search for pleasure is the search for happiness.\u201d While this introduction, and the rest of the copy on <strong>Princess Cheesecake\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.princess-cheesecake.de\/\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.princess-cheesecake.de\/', 'website');\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> might seem oddly suggestive, that\u2019s just because you haven\u2019t sampled their wares. Ever since we happened upon this beautiful boutique bakery on Mitte\u2019s Tucholskystrasse, and tasted a tiny selection of from their epic cheesecake counter, we have found ourselves dreaming about their sumptuous creations. I went with the grapefruit and dark chocolate, and Zo\u00eb picked the passion fruit \u2013 and we were both jealous of each other\u2019s choices! If you want to taste the best cheesecake in Berlin <em>and&nbsp;<\/em>great coffee, in crisp, cute surroundings, you need Princess Cheesecake in your life.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin sign\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8417\/8988616247_c12b2d51e4_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin sign\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin yummy cakes\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7428\/8988612807_0ee1f1f2da_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin yummy cakes\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin counter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7420\/8989811674_f06d990b70_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin counter\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5338\/8988610015_d0f3c052f6_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin flowers\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin more cake\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3682\/8989806572_6fdb7874d7_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin more cake\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin interior\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5329\/8989808856_756df402ea_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin interior\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin book\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8115\/8989812802_6bef83bfce_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin book\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin cake table\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5467\/8989800070_a3c20fbbcb_o.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Cheesecake Berlin  cake table\" width=\"650\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssb-share ssb-share-8858 defualt\" post_id=\"8858\">\n<div class=\"defualt-button-fb\"> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.uberlin.co.uk\/princess-cheesecake\/&amp;width&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=false&amp;height=21&amp;appId=743541755673761\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; height:21px;\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"defualt-button-twitter\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"\/princess-cheesecake\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"postMeta\">\n<div class=\"postMetaCategory\">Category: <a href=\"\/category\/places\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Places<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"postMetaTag\">Tags: <a href=\"\/tag\/food-drink\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food &amp; Drink<\/a> : <a href=\"\/tag\/princess-cheesecake\/\" rel=\"tag\">Princess Cheesecake<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">                                 <a href=\"\/princess-cheesecake\/#comments\">4 comments<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pageNav\">\n<div class=\"prev\"><a href=\"\/2013\/06\/page\/2\/\">\u00ab<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"next\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 27, 2013 Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald by James Glazebrook Rumour has it that this weekend is your last chance to visit Spreepark Pl\u00e4nterwald! The former theme park\u2019s future has been in question ever since its owners abandoned it to set up another failed amusement park in Peru, and then were caught trying to smuggle cocaine back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3251,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions\/3251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}